In Chicago Raymond Cirimele, 55, filed suit Thursday in Cook County Circuit Court, claiming Rhode Island meat company Daniele International Inc., Wholesome Spice in New York and Mincing Overseas Spice Company in New Jersey failed to prevent the outbreak. Harold Hanks, 61, of Lake Ozark, Missouri last week, filed a similar lawsuit against Daniele and Wholesome Spice.

In Portland 88-year-old Alice Smith purchased tainted meat at a Shaw’s grocery store in early September and stored it in her freezer. She fell ill with an E. coli infection after she consumed the beef in November, and ended up spending a month in the hospital. She is suing New York-based Fairbank Farms in Maine.

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About Bill Marler

Bill Marler is an accomplished personal injury and products liability attorney. He began litigating foodborne illness cases in 1993, when he represented Brianne Kiner, the most seriously injured survivor of the Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak.